Komen for the Cure
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Nancy G. Brinker promised her sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the world's largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all, and energize science to find the cures.
On August 27, 2007, the formation of a new scientific advisory board, the introduction of new types of research grant awards and the deployment of an upgraded online grants application were announced .
[edit] Scientific Advisory Board
Komen's new scientific advisory board, under the direction of Dr. Eric P. Winer, Komen's new chief scientific advisor:
[edit] Grants Categories
Promise Grants provide up to $1.5 million annually over five years for projects that bring laboratory and clinical investigators from different disciplines together to address issues that have the potential to reduce breast cancer mortality.
Investigator-Initiated Research Grants provide up to $600,000 over three years to stimulate exploration of new ideas and novel approaches in breast cancer research and clinical practice.
Career Catalyst Research Grants provide critical opportunities for scientists in the early stages of their breast cancer research careers to establish research independence with an award of up to $450,000 over three years.
Postdoctoral Fellowships are designed to attract pre-faculty scientists into the breast cancer research community by providing up to $60,000 annually over three years. Fellows may apply for grants in one of two research tracks, basic or translational.
Website: http://www.komen.org/